Dave Ives

House Review – Too Late, Already Sold!

Last Saturday I went to an open house.  I was excited to see this 2 bedroom unit with an asking price of $409,000.  That’s not a misprint.  Let me write it again using a bigger font: $409,000 And, yes, I said it’s a two bedroom unit.  Have you caught your breath yet?  I haven’t.  I […]

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What sort of investor are you?

While reading “Waiting for the Big Switch” by Bernard Salt, in the Feb 2011 Australian Property Investor (API) magazine I came across this question, “What sort of investor are you?” And, boy it confused me.  I thought to myself, “I don’t know, is there any other sort?” I was further confused when the author gave me […]

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My 10 Step Property Investment Formula

Put your pencils down.  Don’t get out any paper.  My property investment formula is pretty basic.  Not a lot of brainpower required.  And, I guess that’s a major reason why I like property investing so much – it’s simple.  Maybe not easy; but certainly simple. Dave’s 10 Step Property Investment Formula

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